ALIEN ENEMY TRADERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17327, 26 November 1919, Page 8

ALIEN ENEMY TRADERS.

THE WAR REGULATIONS.

PARTIAL RELAXATION PROVIDED.

[BT TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.)

WELLINGTON. Tuesday. Clause 24 of the War Regulations dealing with the question of trading with the enemy provides that it shall not be lawful for the registrar of companies to issue a certificate of the incorporation of any company until the Attorney-General, being satisfied that no enemy and no enemy company possesses or is about to acquire any interest in that company, authorises the issue of such certificate. This clause is now amended by adding the words " or being satisfied that, notwithstanding the existence of such interest, the incorporation of the company is not contrary to the public interest " before the words authorises the issue of such certificate " Clauses 26 (a), 26(b), and 27 of the regulations dealing firs* with the prohibition upon any alien enemy to carry on business in New Zealand, secondly with the prohibition upon any person to act as agent servant, or partner 'of such alien and, thirdly, with the embargo, placed upon enemy aliens in respect to acc/uirinff shares m any company incorporated in New Zealand are all amended by the insertion at the commencement of C clause of the words " save with the permission of the Attorney-General."